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The Editor: World Rallycross fire casts dark cloud over electric series
Could this be the end of a racing series before it has properly begun? Anyone who was at Lydden Hill…
October 2023
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Corvette tops the bill at Monterey Car Week
The stars came out to play as Monterey Car Week once again drew the attention of the automotive world in…
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Porsche 963 Hypercar drive for Jenson Button at Petit Le Mans
Jenson Button will return to top-level sports car racing in October when he races a Porsche 963 Hypercar at Petit…
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Jake Dennis crowned Formula E World Champion
Britain has a new FIA world champion. Jake Dennis, 28, became the first British driver to conquer the electric-powered Formula…
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ACE electric series aims to find a world champ on the cheap
ACE, a new electric junior single-seater series designed to slash costs in racing, has put out a talent call for…
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Lotus ‘re-imagines’ Type 66 Can-Am
A ‘lost’ Lotus has been reborn as a modern track-only performance car as the beloved British constructor continues to mark…
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New Motoring Literary & Art Festival to launch at Silverstone
December is officially a dry month for motoring fans. Formula 1 is finished, endurance racing run out and the Formula…
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Will Renault pull out of F1 again?
Questions have been raised about Renault’s future in Formula 1 following a fresh round of management upheaval at its Alpine-branded…
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Volvo dumps its signature estate cars
Any hope of a revival of one of the BTCC’s cult heroes has been dashed by Volvo’s decision to ditch…
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Niki Lauda’s Race of Champions Mercedes 190E set for auction
Only time will tell, but we reckon this car could be the ‘sleeper’ auction lot of the month, if not…
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Mark Hughes: ‘Will James Vowles get time to turn around Williams?’
Williams has seen so many false dawns since the ’90s. It was a cottage industry team bolstered and patched as…
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Mat Oxley: Celebrating a century of the inline-four engine
Motorcycling’s most popular engine configuration celebrates its 100th birthday this year. For the last 50 years or so the inline-four…
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Doug Nye: ‘F1’s latest record-breakers inhabit a vastly different world’
A late, lugubrious – but wise – friend of mine had a rather splendidly deflating line which he used on…
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Andrew Frankel: ‘Lapping Talladega at 150mpg quickly feels frighteningly normal’
I drove the new Ford Mustang in North Carolina on roads close to the Charlotte Motor Speedway. NASCAR is 75 years…
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Max Verstappen’s record-equalling F1 run: 2023 Belgian & Dutch GP report
Max Verstappen was born in Belgium to a Belgian mother. But a Dutch father. He says he feels Dutch. So…
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Renault on the ropes
The F1 commission met on the weekend of the Belgian Grand Prix and one of the main topics of discussion…
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October 2023: Word on the beat
In a bid to lighten car weight, discussion is ongoing about whether to reduce wheel and tyre sizes as part…
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Why wet weather saved McLaren’s race at 2023 Belgian Grand Prix
Because it has been devoting its resources to the MCL60’s extensive recent upgrades, McLaren did not really have a suitable…
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Formula 1: Good month, bad month — October 2023
Good Month Free at last Otmar Szafnauer is finally free of the Gallic corporate nightmare that is Alpine. Extra-long holiday…
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Johnny Herbert: ‘Lewis Hamilton should sign for Ferrari; it’s worth a go’
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: Lewis Hamilton should sign for Ferrari. By the time you read this…
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